Mckenna
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About Mckenna
Mackenzie begat McKenna - a catchy but very trendy choice. While the Mc or Mac prefix means "son of," this is much more popular as a girl name in the US, peaking at #177 in 2002.
Pronounced muh-KEN-uh.
As of October 2026, Mckenna ranked #410 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #177 in 2002, Nameberry popularity #943.
Editor's take: The name Mckenna is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "son of Kenneth".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #233 | 1,405 | 786.5 |
| 2015 | #249 | 1,305 | 731.1 |
| 2016 | #251 | 1,254 | 707.7 |
| 2017 | #254 | 1,255 | 726.9 |
| 2018 | #258 | 1,261 | 741.3 |
| 2019 | #288 | 1,153 | 687 |
| 2020 | #277 | 1,135 | 702.1 |
| 2021 | #318 | 1,024 | 624.1 |
| 2022 | #291 | 1,085 | 661.5 |
| 2023 | #326 | 941 | 586.4 |
| 2024 | #377 | 825 | 509.2 |
| 2025 | #410 | 758 | 471.6 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Kendall
- Makenna
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- Reagan
- Madilyn
- Payton
- Hayden
- Ryleigh
- Everleigh
- Rylee
- Raelynn
- Rylie
- Raegan
- Charlee
- Kenzie
- Raelyn
- Ashlynn
- Lainey
- Ryan
Mckenna on lists
Famous Mckennas
- Mckenna Grace
American child actress
- McKenna Faith
American country music singer
- McKenna Lane Kelley
American gymnast, daughter of gymnast Mary Lou Retton and football coach Shannon Kelley
- McKenna Medley
American singer; daughter of singer Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers
- McKenna Kaelin Suman
American Youtube vlogger (simply_kenna)
- Parker Mckenna Posey
American actress
- McKenna Sean "Bear" Pascoe
American (male) football player
- McKenna Nicholls (b. 1991)
daughter of ice hockey player Bernie Nicholls; twin brother Flynn Nicholls
- McKenna Marie Taylor (b. 1992)
daughter of actress Marilyn Chambers and William Taylor
- McKenna Haner
daughter of musician and comedian Brian Haner
- Kaya McKenna Callahan (b. 2001)
daughter of actors John Callahan and Eva LaRue
Mckenna in pop culture
- McKenna Brooks
American Girl doll of the year 2012
- "McKenna of the Mounted
" 1932 Western movie about main character Tom McKenna
- "McKenna
" TV series about main character Brick McKenna
- Elise McKenna
main character in movie "Somewhere in Time"
- McKenna Mendelson Mainline
Canadian blues band